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title: "HR and Payroll Services for the Royal Academy of Music"
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# HR and Payroll Services for the Royal Academy of Music

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hr-and-payroll-services-for-the-royal-academy-of-music-ocds-h6vhtk-02a439). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ensemble Purchasing: "HR and Payroll Services for the Royal Academy of Music". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 May 2021, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ensemble Purchasing](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ensemble-purchasing-GB-FTS-79098)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 May 2021 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Payroll management services, Personnel and payroll services, Time accounting or human resources software development services, Time accounting or human resources software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKI31, UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hr-and-payroll-services-for-the-royal-academy-of-music-ocds-h6vhtk-02a439#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a439`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hr-and-payroll-services-for-the-royal-academy-of-music-ocds-h6vhtk-02a439#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D37441%26B%3DLUPC)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hr-and-payroll-services-for-the-royal-academy-of-music-ocds-h6vhtk-02a439#participate

## Description
The Academy requires a single system to manage HR and Payroll. The successful supplier is expected to be awarded a contract for a five-year period, with options to extend annually for a further term of five years subject to satisfactory performance by the successful supplier and on going requirements of the Academy. It is anticipated the system will be in place for ten years. The system will support managing 600 staff and paying 1000-1200 personnel. It will support, replace and enhance current business processes. Our detailed statement of requirements is set out in Appendix A.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48450000, 72212450, 79211110
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007368-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-09T11:06:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:51:37.357Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a439